20. Simon Rix (Kaiser Chiefs) - In its early stages but we reckon he could have great long curly one if he continues growing it.

19. Romeo Stoddard (The Magic Numbers) - Romeo might only be from West London but his beard makes him look like a grizzly bear from the Wild West.

18. Sergey Ryabtsev (Gogol Bordello) - The Gypsy Punk violinist is the silver fox of our countdown.

17. Serge Pizzorno (Kasabian) - The most stylish beard in indiedom? Serge would definitely think so.

16. Lemmy (Motorhead) - He may not have any hair on his chin but its still a special bit facial hair the Motorhead man has.

15. John Peel - King of the airwaves, and not a bad beard to boot = Legend

14. Andre 3000 (Outkast) - What's cooler than cool? Andre 3000's beard motherfucker.

13. Peaches - OK, it may not be real but Peaches beard is still better than most men can do.

12. Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) - He gets older, his beard gets longer and he just gets even cooler.

11. Band Of Horses - A band of beards from Seattle; perfect for them cold Washington winters.

10. Seasick Steve - The bluesman is signed to Dead Skunk Records, which is a bit what his chin looks like.

9. Roy Wood (Wizard) - Obviously no one ever bought him a razor for Christmas!

8. Jim James (My Morning Jacket) - The Louisville native is a big fan of the mUppets apparently and looks a bit like Fozzie Bear.

7. Samuel Beam (Iron & Wine) - Americana certainly rules when it comes to beards and Beam's is one of the best.

6. Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) - He was in a band called Loose Fur but those whiskers ain't falling off.

5. Tim Harrington (Les Savy Fav) - He's bringing sexy back with a belly, baldness and one hell of a beard!

4. Devendra Banhart - The king of nu-folk is definitely a hippie at heart, check that mane!

3. Kerry King (Slayer) - Metal's best beard and third in our countdown.

2. Will Oldham - Bonnie 'Prince Billy' is yet another man from Louisville - obviously the city of beards.

1. ZZ Top - Who else could top the list but those hot rod loving purveyors of hard rock?!